... war. The Obama administration is debating whether to send tens of thousands more troops to the country, while the Afghan government is rushing to hold a Nov. 7 runoff election between President Hamid Karzai and challenger Abdullah Abdullah after ...

... that our leaders believe the Afghan government must change dramatically or the ... international community. If the Afghan government can support reform, then our ... caution. I donâ t believe the Afghan government is equal to the task of ...

... stability in Afghanistan is the corruption found in the Afghan government, and particularly in the police force. Evidently ... trust or go.â There was no denunciation by the Afghan government. The arrogance is as astounding as it is bizarre ...

... them. We need to go. Continue participation only as far as support of UN operations permit and cut support to the Afghan government, which is rotten to the core in any case. In fact, the Muslim states havenâ t responded to the conquer-rebuild ...

... votes from fellow Pashtun tribesmen. Without such a massive Marine assault in this southern section of Helmand, the Afghan government would likely not have been able to set up voting booths to which citizens could safely travel. The Pentagon is deploying ...

... coalition. The new U.S. operation will test the Obama administration's new strategy of holding territory to let the Afghan government establish a presence in rural areas where Taliban influence is strong. As Operation Khanjar, or "Strike of the ...

... Kalishnikov rifles, are a dime a dozen in Afghanistan another relic of the Soviet invasion, though the Russians say the Afghan government is buying AKs made outside of Russia, since the Soviets licensed the design to other countries. But even the ubiquitous ...

... use of its railways and roads to move supplies from Europe to Central Asia. NATO also wants Russia to provide the Afghan government with airlift support as well as equipment and spare parts for its Soviet-era weaponry. There was agreement among ...

... Another cause for concern in Afghanistan is the high casualty tolls for civilians killed in violence. This month, an Afghan government commission found that U.S. aircraft killed 47 civilians during a bombing run in Nangarhar province, while a separate ...

... NATO troops operate under confusingly different rules of engagement and report to different command structures. The Afghan government remains weak and corrupt; the humanitarian situation remains fragile. And when things get hot, terrorists, Taliban ...